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Volume 1 Chapter 808 Confrontation

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    The team affairs meeting after lunch was mainly to watch the Aston Villa game video, reiterate the tactical play and tactical discipline, and ensure the flawlessness of the evening game.  In fact, Liverpool has been studying and training for a long time on how to deal with Aston Villa. The players are a little tired of aesthetics. The effect of reiterating this meeting will be very limited. Many players  He was even chatting and texting during the meeting, which made Benitez very unhappy.  However, Benitez did not get angry on the spot. Although he had failed to win the opening games for three consecutive years after taking charge of Liverpool, his opponents were still underdogs after all. He had not beaten Liverpool in six years. It was difficult for players to take him seriously, even for Benitez.  Nites couldn't get excited, although he really wanted to win this game.  At the end of the meeting, Benitez also led the team to briefly review the video clips of the first few Premier League games brought by the scouts, and analyzed the characteristics of the mid- and lower-tier teams in the new season. It was not enough to stimulate them.  Excited disciples.  There have been six games before Liverpool and Aston Villa. Sunderland defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at home, Newcastle defeated Bolton 3-1 away, and Portsmouth drew 2-2 away.  Derby County, Everton defeated Wigan Athletic 2-1 at home, Middlesbrough lost 1-2 at home to Blackburn, and Manchester City defeated West Ham 2-0 away from home.  ??Among the games that have been played, Liverpool pays most attention to the games between Sunderland and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the games between Manchester City and West Ham United.  Tottenham and Manchester City are teams that have the strength to cause chaos for teams competing for the championship. Their performance in the opening game can also reflect the strength and competitive status of the mid- and lower-tier teams in the new season to a certain extent.  Judging from the process and results of the game, this season¡¯s Premier League is not optimistic. The strength and fighting spirit of the middle and lower reaches teams are very strong.  With the sponsorship of Thaksin, Manchester City transferred 8 players in one breath. Last season, half of the team sat on the bench, and Chinese star Sun Hai was not even included in the squad.  The strength of the Manchester City team, which has added a lot of new blood, has indeed improved a lot. In the first round, West Ham United was unable to fight back. They are no longer the team that fights for relegation every year and are very likely to win the championship next year.  UEFA Cup and even a seat in the Champions League, this is an opponent that Liverpool must pay attention to.  West Ham United is Liverpool's next opponent. This is a sharp knife. In terms of strength and experience, they should not be beaten so embarrassingly by Manchester City at their home court, but the result is like this. This makes Liverpool both happy and worried.  I'm happy that West Ham United is in such a bad state, but I'm worried that this crazy team will break out in the next game.  Tottenham Hotspur is also an upper-middle-class team that has the strength to compete for the Champions League seats and cause trouble for the championship teams. However, in the first round of the game, they were defeated in stoppage time by the newly promoted Sunderland led by Keane.  It made Liverpool's players more alert and led to an upset at the start. This will stimulate the mid- and lower-tier teams and increase their self-confidence.  It is often easy for the wealthy to defeat the underdogs. In addition to the gap in strength, the underdogs lack confidence and would rather save their strength to compete with opponents of the same level. This is one of the keys to the easy victory of the wealthy. If the underdogs also fight to the death  , even if the champion beats the relegated team, it is not easy.  The afternoon training was uneventful and routine. Aston Villa did not create any trouble for Liverpool and provided them with enough convenience. It was just a little too convenient. Fans could enter and leave the stadium freely. They had conflicts with Liverpool on the way.  Aston Villa fans kept provoking Liverpool players and fans in the stands. Fans from both sides often had verbal conflicts in the stands, which made the Liverpool players unable to concentrate all their energy during training.  However, it ended hastily after an hour, with almost no warm-up effect.  At the pre-match press conference, Aston Villa coach O'Neill and Benitez attended together. Benitez directly criticized Aston Villa's way of allowing fans to cause trouble, which was too dirty and disrespectful.  In this way, even if you take advantage of the competition, it will not be glorious.  O'Neill didn't care about Benitez's merciless criticism. He smiled and explained that this was a problem for the stadium manager. He had no idea about it. If he knew, he would never let this happen.  situation arises.  He advocates fair competition, both for himself and others.  O'Neill is a bit of a cheater, but of course he may really be unaware of it. As a hostile party, he can't think about everything for Liverpool. It's not good for Benitez to blame him blindly, otherwise he has no grace and measure.  He, not O'Neal.  The two head coaches were at each other's throats at the beginning, and the result would definitely not be pleasant. Although reporters liked this scene very much, both head coaches lacked interest and were focused on the subsequent game. The pre-game press conference  That isIt was a hasty dismissal.  The match times of the four major Premier League clubs are all scheduled later. The match between Liverpool and Aston Villa is scheduled for 17:45 on the 11th. This is the earliest match among the top four. Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal  Na's games are all played on the 12th.  Aston Villa had previously lost 12 games against Liverpool and 9 games at home. Even if the American boss took over and the resourceful O'Neill took office, Aston Villa was unable to reverse the decline. This made Aston Villa's  Fans and players all have a strong desire for revenge. Driven by this desire, the number of people coming to Villa Park to watch the game has increased dramatically. The stands that can accommodate 42,584 people have been full for the first time in three years. There are many people outside the stadium who cannot buy tickets.  Fans are waiting for their tickets to be refunded.  The on-site commentator at Villa Park also seemed very excited today. Before the players from both sides entered the field, he continued to use various sensational words to arouse the emotions of the fans. When the players from both sides entered the field, this  All these emotions immediately converged into a storm of applause and shouts, of course for the Villa players, and huge boos greeted Liverpool.  Pennant is still a person who has attracted much attention. When Liverpool players were booed, he was scolded, and a group of fans specifically targeted him and even made up songs to mock and insult Pennant.  Pennant was specially instructed by his captain, teammates and coach before the game. Although he was very angry when faced with the humiliation of the opponent's fans, he tried his best to control his emotions and was ready to defeat them with his performance and goals during the game.  Face.  The game was about to start soon. As the players of Liverpool and Aston Villa shook hands, the commentator on the scene began to introduce the starting players of both sides to the fans, as well as the formation and play style.  Aston Villa has a solid 4-4-2 formation, with goalkeeper 13-Le; four backs: 5-Laursen, 3-Bouma, 4-Mellberg, 26-Gardner;  Four midfielders: 20-Leo.  Cork, 19-Petrov, 6-Barry, 11-Abonlahor; double forward 7-Ashley.  Young, 10-Carew Liverpool's starting lineup is also 4-4-2: the goalkeeper is 25-Reina; the four backs are 3-Finnan, 23-Carrager, 5-Ager, 6-Riise; the four midfielders  : 17-Arbeloa, 14-Alonso, 8-Gerrard, 16-Pennant; 18-Kuyt, 9-Chen Yu Vera¡¯s commentator is very pragmatic, he has no simple basis  The formations of both sides will be used to judge the style of play adopted by both sides in the game. He analyzed: "Although Villa and Liverpool have arranged a 442 formation, with O'Neill's character, he will definitely play defensive counterattack, and it must be  Steady counterattack, for O'Neill, victory and steady defense are not contradictory, especially when facing last season's champion Liverpool, he will not relax at all and will definitely tie the fence firmly. As for scoring goals,  It is estimated that Carew will still stand and let Ashley Young, Agbonlahor and Petrov use their speed to attack. However, whether they can score depends on luck and the tactics adopted by Benitez.  Si is also an expert in counterattacks. A coach who can make Mourinho and Ferguson helpless is definitely a great coach. However, facing Aston Villa, his counterattacks may not be useful. A coach who has not defeated Liverpool in six years  As the defending champion of the team, if Benitez continues to defend and counterattack, even if he wins, he will be drowned in the saliva of fans and media. It can be said that strength, fame and position determine Benitez.  He can only attack and cannot use the defensive counterattack tactics he is most familiar with. Once he attacks, O'Neill's team will have a chance" Villa's on-site commentator was very smart. His words were referring to the Villa coach.  O'Neill's heart.  O¡¯Neill studied under the famous England coach Clough. He won the European Champions Cup twice with Nottingham Forest and reached the pinnacle of his player career. He deeply understood the essence of traditional English football.  At the same time, he is good at learning and also loves the classic defensive counterattacks of Italian football.  In order to create an airtight defensive system, O'Neal especially used "big guys" with excellent high-altitude ball skills and excellent physical fitness in the defense line. In order to adhere to fast and efficient counterattack tactics, O'Neal sacrificed the possession of the ball in the midfield, and the midfield was all  He is a tough guy with abundant physical strength and balanced offense and defense. His forward line is a traditional British combination of one tall and one fast. O'Neal believes that his tactics may not be enough to sweep the middle and lower reaches like the wealthy teams, but strong teams want to defeat him easily.  It won't be easy.  O'Neill has studied Liverpool's personnel combination and tactics very deeply. He understands that in a normal game, Villa will lose at least 9 times out of 10 times. However, Villa has the advantage of Villa. This advantage is that Liverpool vs. Villa  The winning rate is too high, and the players facing Villa and Liverpool will definitely not pay attention to it. If Liverpool is careless, then Villa will hope to win a victory with a counterattack.  ??Defensive counterattack is Villa¡¯s only chance to win, so although the formation is 442, in fact Villa¡¯s defense must be universal defense, and the counterattack will certainly not be a Mourinho-style full-scale counterattack.?Without Chelsea's control ability, Aston Villa's counterattack actually relies on three groups of fast horses and Norwegian high center Kalu. Regardless of the small number of people involved, if Liverpool attacks, the offense of these four people will be enough.  fatal.  Benitez had just shaken O'Neal's hand, and now he looked at O'Neal who was standing not far away wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and was secretly weighing his weight.  This man once led the little-known Leicester City to win two League Cups and advance to the UEFA Cup; he won three trophies in the League, League Cup and Scottish FA Cup in his first season coaching Celtic.  Champion; he once resolutely put down his coaching job at the peak of his career in order to take care of his seriously ill wife.  In terms of coaching experience, O'Neal is not much inferior to Benitez, but in terms of player achievements, he is much greater than him.  The two met for the first time last season. O'Neill had just taken over Aston Villa. Liverpool won easily 3:1 in the first round. However, it was very difficult for Liverpool to win the second round with the killer Chen Yu. Now O'Neill has taken over.  Aston Villa has a season and a summer of integration and polishing, which may make it even more difficult to deal with.  But looking at the players on both sides, Benitez has reduced his fear of O'Neal by a few points. The gap between coaches may not be big, but the gap between players is too big. Which of his players will win?  Players like O'Neal are not on a higher level than O'Neal. The value of superstars like Chen Yu and Gerrard is even more valuable than that of a team. Even if O'Neal is really capable, facing his own strength, he will lose today.  deal.  Thinking of this, Benitez showed a faint smile. He believed that O'Neill would definitely not admit defeat, but in the face of strength, he and Liverpool would win in the end. Although history was sent in the past, it has amazing  similarity.
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